The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-18

Tie examination in the public schools
throughout Gloucester county began last
Monday.
|. 0. Acton, Esq. of Salem was in
Noodstown on Wednesday making surveys
on the Bowen estate.
Rev. w. Il. Cornwall on Wednesday
moved into the new dwelling of Mrs. Aus
tin on Main street, next the public school.
Rev. f. II. Durell will be rendered re-
ception this afternoon at the parsonage i'll
honor of his return to this charge for an
other year.
William A. Wood was re-appointed Lay
Judge of Salem county by Governor Green
on Tuesday and the appointment was con-
firmed by the Senate on Wednesday,
The Township Committee met for organ
ization ON Wednesday. Charles Richman
was elected Chairman, and George Il. Grier
was elected Treasurer and presented his
bond, vs. ich was duly approved.
Jacob Kirby, residing near Harrisonville.
and Chalkley Kirby, Jr., his son, have
made assignments of their estates for the
benefit of their creditors. George Horner
and Thomas Borton are the assgnees.
Elias NJ. Horner, son of Joseph l.. llor-
ner, died at the residence of his father near
Point Airy station on Tuesday morning
last. Ills funeral takes place this morn
ING ait 1890, at his fathers residence.
Four shares of stock of the Woodstown
National Bank were sold at c. Ii. Rich
mans vendue on Mopday last for $23l per
share for two shares, and s9o2 per share
tor the balance. Col. John w. Dickinson
was the purchaser.
An exchange very appropriately says:
''The man who prefers city weekly to
home local paper simply because its got
more readn' in it reminds us of the coun-
tryman who picked ont the largest pail OF
boots in the box because they cost no more
than small pair that fitted him.
The members of the Band of Hope are
making active preparations for an enter
tainment to be given soon in Woodstown.
and we are safe in prophesying that it will
be one of no ordinary merit. The interest
in temperance work among the children in
our Borough seems to be nniiagging.
The old court house at Woodbury. has
vanished, the work of demolition having
been completed under charge of Freehold
er Pierson. who has held that position for
twenty-six years and is eightytwo years OF
age. The next term of the Gloucester county
Court will be held in the new court
room. commencing Tuesday, April 9TH.
There will doubtless be a large attendance.
ST. Patrick's Day kept up its usual un
envlable reputation for wind and buster.
Old March has firm grip on us and is
evidently bent on giving us the best there
is in the shop. ''Gentle spring, ethereal
mildness' seems to be yet long way off,
but in all the generations of the past it has
never yet failed to get there, and the
chances are as 10000 eco to that this
season will be no exception. So don't LET
us be inpatient it will be 'hotenough-
foryou" later on.
The ''Tourists in r. p. c., arrived at
the Peoples last night and an'amused and
delighted audience sat aud listened to the
songs and comical speeches, they were
convinced that Pullman car is the place to
see fun. This play is an old favorite and
it has lost none of its sparkle and fresh
ness. We look for big attendance al
this week at PhiIion s.-ihtersoa (N. -
Duty Telegram, Tuesday, March Sth, 1887,
This company plays in the New Opera
House, Woodstown, on Monday evening
next, March 2lst. See advertisement.
Several Of our esteemed conte .nporaries
were previous in their announcement that
the Freehoders elected last spring would
hold Office for two years under the new
law Just signed by Governor Green. As a
matter Of fact the law was not signed un-
til the day after the elcction the Govern
or Withholding his signature purposely, on
the ground that the Frecholde:s elected
this spring were chosen without knowl-
edge of the proposed change in the length
of term. and it would be unfair to legislate
them into office for a longer time than the
people understood they were voting Tor